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The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell / by Chris Colfer

9/29/2015

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by Piranha T.

After their father dies suddenly, twins Alex and Connor Bailey must move to a new home with their mother. This is a very sad time until their Grandmother comes to visit on their twelfth birthday. She gives them her old fairy tale book, called The Land of Stories, which she has read to them from since they were young.

One night, Alex wishes she was in the Land of Stories; and then, in the days following, the book starts to hum and glow... Alex learns that when it is glowing, she can drop things into the pages - and they disappear.

What will disappear into the book next.....? You have to read it to find out! I like this book because of the creative twists it gives to the old fairy tales and fairy tale characters. It is a fun story! I recommend it to readers. It is also well-read on audio (by the author himself).

Note: this is the first in an ongoing series by the intrepid Chris Colfer.
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Ms. Rapscott's Girls - by Elise Primavera (2015)

9/22/2015

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by Piranha T.

Ms. Rapscott is the headmistress of Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents - and soon enough, five boxes come and land in front of her in the lighthouse that serves as her school. She opens them all up and finds four students: Beatrice, Fay, Mildred and Annabelle. But where is the fifth student? Her parents were too busy to properly close the box, and she fell out! The four girls, along with Ms. Rapscott, look for Dalia while learning other things that their parents were too busy to each them - like how to cross the street without getting squashed. As they learn and search, they find clues. But will they find her?

I like Ms Rapscott's Girls because it is silly and adventurous. I also like the characters, and altogether it is wonderful. I highly recommend Ms Rapscott's Girls to readers.

​​Note: Elise Primavera published a sequel, called "Making Mistakes on Purpose," which we also enjoyed greatly! -July 4, 2017
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Dragons at Crumbling Castle - By Terry Pratchett (2014)

9/22/2015

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- by Piranha T.

This is a collection of fourteen silly stories. The first story, Dragons at Crumbling Castle, is about a boy named Ralph going to fight dragons at Crumbling Castle because "all the knights were on quests, except for Sir Lancelot, and he was on a vacation to France." The stories are all hilarious, but they are all clever as well as silly.

I like this book because it is so silly! The stories all have their own silly characters, though a the beginning this makes it a tiny big confusing.

I recommend Dragons at Crumbling Castle to readers.
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